# How to Raise $$$ From Angel Groups: What We Really Look For

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**Date:** March 14, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Salon C  
**Format:** Fireside Chat  
**Track:** Startups  
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## Speakers

- **Katie Russel** — Executive Director
- **John Lilly** — Managing Member

The objective of this session is to get more Early-Stage companies to apply for funding through the 200+ Angel Groups and Funds across the US. The strategy is to explain how the "Industry" actually works, from the perspective of people on the inside of one of the most active Angel groups in the US (Central Texas Angels) and a highly experienced Angel investor (investments in 110 companies through Angel Groups). This is a chance to demystify a process which a lot of entrepreneurs see as too difficult to be worth doing---and to help get the broad-based US innovation economy back in gear again.

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